Tia Vanderpool
Turpin,Oklahoma
Summary
Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Pre K Teacher
Turpin Schools
08.2012 - Current
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Guided students to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
Kindergarten Teacher
USD 480
08.2003 - 05.2012
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Monitored and evaluated student progress through regular assessments and observations.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
Education
Master of Science - Library Science
East Central University
Ada, OK05-2019
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS12-2002
Skills
- Group and individual instruction
- Curriculum planning
- Social skills development
- Behavior management
Timeline
Pre K Teacher
Turpin Schools
08.2012 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher
USD 480
08.2003 - 05.2012
Master of Science - Library Science
East Central University
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Kansas State University
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